Apache Ant is a Java based
build tool from Apache Software Foundation. Apache Ant's build files are
written in XML and they take advantage of being open standard, portable and
easy to understand. This Learn Apache Ant should show you how to use Apache ANT
to automate the build and deployment process in simple and easy steps. After
completing the Learn Apache Ant, you should find yourself at a moderate level
of expertise in using Apache Ant from where you may take yourself to next
levels.

The Learn Apache Ant has been prepared for the beginners to help
them understand the basic functionality of Apache ANT to automate the build and
deployment process.

For the Learn Apache Ant, we assume the readers to have prior
knowledge of basic software development using Java or any other programming
language. It will help if you had some exposure to the software build and
deployment process.

Apache Ant is a Java based build tool from Apache Software Foundation. Apache Ant's build files are written in XML and they take advantage of being open standard, portable and easy to understand. This tutorial should show you how to use Apache ANT to automate the build and deployment process in simple and easy steps. After completing this tutorial, you should find yourself at a moderate level of expertise in using Apache Ant from where you may take yourself to next levels.